Business law in the Czech Republic

Legal Framework

Independence of Justice

Yes

Equal Treatment of Nationals and Foreigners

Yes

The Language of Justice

Czech

Recourse to an Interpreter

Possible

Sources of the Law and Legal Similarities

As a member of the European Union, the Czech Republic National Law must comply with the conditions of the Community Legislation. As of 2016, the Czech Republic has not yet submitted a declaration on the compulsory ICJ jurisdiction.

• The Czech constitution is comprised of several constitutional acts that collectively are known as the constitutional order of the Czech Republic.
• The principle source of law is the Constitution of the Czech Republic, which contains the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms based upon the civil law system originating from Austro-Hungarian codes.
• All international agreements adopted by the Czech Parliament take priority over national legislation.
• Parliamentary Statues
• Derived legislation including government orders, ministry notifications, regional ordinances and municipal ordinances.

Checking National Laws Online

Czech law in English
Czech codes on-line, Businesscenter.cz (in Czech)